How do they match: Radiologists

  • Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries using medical imaging techniques, such as x rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, and ultrasounds. May perform minimally invasive medical procedures and tests.

  • Administer radioisotopes to clinical patients or research subjects.
  • Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged.
  • Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.
  • Develop treatment plans for radiology patients.
  • Direct nuclear medicine technologists or technicians regarding desired dosages, techniques, positions, and projections.
  • Establish and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff.
  • Establish or enforce standards for protection of patients or personnel.
  • Instruct radiologic staff in desired techniques, positions, or projections.
  • Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.
  • Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients.
  • Provide counseling to radiologic patients to explain the processes, risks, benefits, or alternative treatments.
  • Review procedure requests and patients' medical histories to determine applicability of procedures and radioisotopes to be used.

  • Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
  • Communicate detailed medical information to patients or family members.
  • Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.
  • Gather medical information from patient histories.
  • Inform medical professionals regarding patient conditions and care.
  • Monitor patients following surgeries or other treatments.
  • Operate on patients to treat conditions.
  • Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Supervise patient care personnel.
  • Verify accuracy of patient information.